COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          10d 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting      February 8, 2022 
DATE:     January 21, 2022 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    David McFadden, Managing Director 
SUBJECT:  202 2 Economic Development Partnership Program Authorization Request
Amount of this request:               $1,860,000 

ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute contract agreements
and implement the 2022-2023 Economic Development Partnership program with King County
cities in an amount not to exceed $1,860,000. Commission also authorizes Executive Director to
execute contracts using unutilized program funding to advance regional initiatives that advance
equitable and small business recovery.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The Economic Development Partnership (EDP) program builds alliances with King County cities
to advance economic development broadly across the region. The program, funded by the Port
property tax levy, provides cities $5,000 - $60,000 grants to implement economic development
projects that tie to the Port's business interests. The Port requires a 50% match (up to 25%
monetary match and 25% in-kind resources match) to ensure cities are also committed to project
success. 
The Port of Seattle Commission created the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) program 
in 2016 to advance local economic development in partnership with cities in King County. Over
the past four grant cycles (2016  2020), city grant partners have implemented projects that
advanced economic diversification, local business development, company attraction, planning
and feasibility studies, tourism, and workforce development. 
For 2022-2023 staff is requesting Commission to authorize funding not to exceed $1,860,000
to implement the EDP program. These funds would be used to support two-year contracts with
participating cities. Our municipal partners have suggested we consider longer time frames, so
they have more time to undertake and complete larger projects.  We are also requesting
authorization to use underutilized grant program funding to support regional small business
recovery initiatives.

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FOCUSING ON COVID-19 RECOVERY IN 2022-2023 
The 2022- 2023  grant partnership with King County cities will continue to focus on initiatives that
advance COVID-19 economic recovery. If funding is authorized, staff will open the 2022-2023
application with a program kick-off meeting in February. During the application process, staff will
work closely with cities, especially smaller cities, to create projects that address COVID-19
economic impacts in their communities. 
Once an application is approved and agreements are in place, cities will work on projects and
send final reports between March 2022 and November 1, 2023. Awarded funds are calculated
based on the budgets submitted by participating cities in the applications and agreements
executed by the Port of Seattle. 
2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: CITY PARTNERS FOCUS ON RELIEF/RECOVERY EFFORTS 
In 2021, City participants used Port grant funding to advance economic relief and recovery
initiatives.  The following table shows that significant investments were made to support small
business, promote buy local campaigns, advance responsible tourism, and support impacted
workers.
Economic Development Partnership Awards by Project Category
Total
% of Port                   Investment 
City Size             Port Award                     City Match 
Award                   (Port Award +
Match) 
Small Business Assistance    $429,148        51%        $339,324      $768,472 
Buy Local/ Placemaking     $177,701        21%        $135,925      $313,626 
Tourism             $114,741        14%        $137,135      $251,876 
Custom COVID-19
$80,290         10%         $30,876       $111,166 
Response 
Workforce Development     $38,000         5%          $500        $38,500 
Total                 $839,880         100%         $643,760      $1,483,640 
Overall, 26 Cities participated in the grant program. Participating cities contributed $643,760 in
matching resources. About $720,000 (86 percent) of Port grant awards were used to provide
small business assistance, promote buy local/ placemaking, and advance tourism development
projects. 
During the year, the Port convened six virtual meetings with cities to identify resources to support
small businesses, share best practices as the crisis evolved, and offer feedback on the Greater
Seattle Partners Recovery Framework. 


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DETAILED INFORMATION ON CITY PROJECTS 
Projects Descriptions by City and Regional Partnership 
Regional Partnerships 
Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond and Renton 
Re-Startup 425  Continued to operate a regional web portal with COVID-
19 business resources including multi-language technical support from Business Impact
Northwest, the "What's Open map," and a new Boost Your Business virtual
boot camp. (re.startup425.org) 
Startup 425  Running the Innovation Lab business accelerator in partnership 
with Bellevue College, a Spring and a Fall Business Foundations workshop 
series (30 students per session), and various Summer Business Essentials workshops. 
(startup425.org) 
Individual City Projects 
Auburn - $60,000 
Auburn IPZ Incubator Operations  Maintained Auburn IPZ incubator to support start-
ups with full-service office space, workshops, and technical assistance training. In
addition, the City of Auburn contracted with the Green River College's Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) and provided more than 200 hours of one-on-one
consultation services. 
Buy Local and Explore Auburn  Supported Buy Local campaigns to promote Auburn as
a place to dine, shop, and stay. Built outdoor eating areas to offer COVID-19 friendly
opportunities for patrons. 
Bellevue - $60,000 
Heart of Bellevue Campaign - Partnered with the Bellevue Downtown Association on a
downtown marketing, resilience, and activation campaign called "Heart of Bellevue."
The program used a buy local marketing approach, using social media, blogs, and
advertising to encourage local residents to safely eat out and go
shopping. (bellevuedowntown.com/discover/stories) 
Arts Marketplace  Partnered with a local art and cultural organization to develop an
online art marketplace,  which deployed after Bellwether 2020 was canceled. The
marketplace offered a central portal for many organizations and artists on the Eastside. 
Startup425andRe-Startup 425 - Participated in theregional partnerships to support
start-up and small businesses. 
Black Diamond - $5,000 
Historic  Downtown  "Pop-up"  Dining  Created  a COVID-19-safe  temporary  space
for residents and tourists to eat and shop in the historic downtown district. 

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Bothell - $52,000 
Pop-Up Retail Incubator Converted four temporary structures into a "pop-up" retail
incubator with Mercy Corps Northwest and provided business recruitment, business
counseling, and microfinance resources. Rent payments were reduced through a ten
percent profit-sharing concession agreement. 
Burien - $23,880 
Soundside Alliance - Participated in the Soundside Alliance "Rebuilding Mainstreet"
social media campaign. Resulted in 8,897 impressions and reached 3,354 people. 
Digital Main Street Program - Launched the Digital Main Street Program, which
featured 100 businesses and 111 restaurants from the Burien Eat Streets program. 
Covington - $20,000 
Covington Small Business Assistance Center Partnership  Worked with the Green River
Small Business Development Center to offer services for small business start-ups, 
recovery efforts, and expansions at no cost. Counseled four small businesses for 41 hours. 
Shop Local/ Be Loyal Campaign Launched a multi-faceted "Shop Local" marketing
campaign including branding, partnerships, business outreach, in-store promotions,
social media engagement, advertising, and signage. 
Des Moines - $32,260 
EATS program - EATS (Emergency Assistance to Seniors)provide d$2,500 each week to
10 different restaurant/ food service providers, who then provided meals to 1,250 seniors
and veterans in our community.The economic development program provided cashflow
to local businesses. 
Tourism website    Created a new, centralized  website  for  tourism  and  economic
development including featuring a drone-based video tour (marinasteps.com). 
Duvall - $7,950 
Savor Snoqualmie Social Media Promotion  Created local walking routes that highlight
key points of interest, social media posts highlighting mini-itineraries, and other Savor
Snoqualmie content with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Social Media
campaign received more than 29,000 impressions. 
Tourism Toolkit - Created a marketing toolkit including new photography, videography,
and graphics and shared it with local businesses to encourage them to promote the
campaign. 
Enumclaw - $12,610 
Enumclaw Expo CenterTourism Promotion - Marketing campaign   focused   on
attracting regional tourism and attendance to the events held at the Enumclaw Expo
Center and the City of Enumclaw. The campaign highlighted Enumclaw's shopping,
restaurants, breweries, and wineries as destinations. 

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Federal Way - $60,000 
Business Assistance to Small and Micro Enterprises: Developed A Tech Hub Action Plan
to identify how best to support small and microenterprises and entrepreneurs. 
Off-season Tourism Study  Work with WSU to find off-season tourism opportunities to
attract, grow, or diversify businesses in Federal Way. 
Issaquah - $39,690 
Regional Business Summit with Chamber of Commerce - Hosted a Regional Business
Summit to discuss regional issues and peer learning on business topics with 88 businesses. 
#IssaquahLoyal Supporting local businesses throughthe #IssaquahLoyal shop  local
campaign, creating a local guide for visitors, andhelping local businesses find suitable
commercial and office space. 
Great Careers Day  Hosted virtual event at Bellevue college to engage students to learn
more about industry careers. 
Data Project  Partnered with the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce to compile data for 5-
key areas: business climate, industry trends, customer research, competitors research and
workforce development. 
Participating in theStartup425andRe-Startup  425regional partnerships  to  support
start-up and small businesses. 

Kenmore - $23,450 
Business Acceleration Training  Hosted a four-week, online accelerator training and
consultation program to help 10 small businesses. This training program has served 64
local businesses since 2016. 
Updated Photos  Updated aerial and community stock photos for marketing. 
Buy Local Campaign  Marketing and social media campaign used the professional photos
andgraphicsfunded by the grant program and strategic messaging to promote to the rich
variety of distinctive local businesses and business districts including brick-and-mortar
and home-based businesses. Reached 1,100 businesses via email and postcard and more
than 31,000 views on social media. 
Kent - $60,000 
Pilot on-call architect support for small businesses  The project paired direct
outreach, technical support, and advisory services to businesses in South King County
to help four businesses and nonprofits obtain capital and mitigate costs of building
out commercial space. 
Business Outreach and Survey  49 businesses were surveyed to understand the
concerns of immigrant and refugee owned businesses in the city of Kent. 
South King County Small Business Navigation  Partnered with World Relief to create a
business navigation program with small business resources, translated
materials, and train volunteers working with refugee and immigrant communities to
provide economic development business assistance. 

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Kirkland - $60,000 
Foundations Learning Series - Hosted four seminars for 170 attendees covering topics
of small business planning, marketing, financing, and risk management. 
Virtual Job Fair - Hosted job fair for 548 registrants, 44 employer booths, and uploaded
179 resumes for employer review. 
Participated in Startup425andRe-Startup 425regional partnerships to support start-up
and small businesses. 
Maple Valley - $14,000 
Tourism        Website  Created        a new        tourism        website with an events
calendar and monthly, local business interest stories. The site will be promoted through
Facebook  ads  and  maintained  by  the Maple Valley-Black  Diamond Chamber  of
Commerce. 
Mercer Island - $24,690 
MInext Buy Local Campaign  Attracted more than 50 new businesses into the MInext
campaign through advertising, Town Center events, and other campaign-related
promotions. Partnered with the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce, the City's
Recreation team, and local organizations to design and offer socially distanced events in
Town Center and South End business districts. 
Normandy Park - $3,300 
Small Business and SBDC Referrals  Updated the 2019 Small Business Survey to quantify
the business climate post-COVID-19, while making referrals to the Highline College Small
Business Development Center and Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. 
Pacific - $6,895 
Veteran's Memorial - Installed a Veteran's war memorial along the Interurban trail for
visitors and residents. Signage and wayfinding provided to illustrate the locations of the
memorials. 
Redmond - $60,000 
Displaced Businesses Outreach and Retention  Visited 172 small businesses to learn
their challenges. Provided 150+ packets of informational materials and answered
questions. Supported 62 businesses with advising services. 
Business Retention and Marketing Assistance -  Created family friendly and fun marketing
videos and social media content for 9 businesses to attract customers to Redmond's small
businesses. 
New Business Ambassador Program - Identified and reached out to 165 new businesses
in Redmond to listen and document their experiences as new businesses to the area,
interests, and concerns.Helped connect them to the right resources for their needs.
Workforce Development Analysis - Fund eda report that analyses the unemployment
and underemployment statistics for the City of Redmondto determine howbest to

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identify and connect with the under and unemployed population, both adults and
graduated high school and college students. 
Participated in the Startup425 and Re-Startup 425 regional partnerships. 
Renton - $60,000 
Digital Tourism Development  Developed the "Make Yourself at Home" campaign to
support local businesses.The campaign focused on leisure, highlighted Renton's diverse
visitorofferings, and open spaces.Resulted in six earned media articles and 1.07 billion
relevant impressions. 
Downtown Business   Retention   &   Promotion   During   Construction  Created a
targetedmarketingcampaign designed todraw visitors to downtown Renton during
construction .
Participated in Startup425andRe-Startup 425regional partnerships to support start-up
and small businesses. Hosted a total of 211 registrants in workshops and educational
series. 
SeaTac - $20,589 
Business Retention Outreach Program andCOVID-19 Referrals   -   Conducted 
outreach and business climate survey to local businesses focused  on hospitality and
airport related businesses, while making COVID-19 referrals. The city reached 500
businesses and received 142 survey results from all business contacts. 
Shoreline - $56,645 
Shoreline   AMP:  The   Accelerator  for   Music   Professionals18  music   business
professionals attended the online 2021 Shoreline Music Summit. Supported recording
performances for two nationally known artists, two emerging artists in two Shoreline
recording studios. 
BIPOC FilmmakerandLocal BIPOC Business PromotionPromoted  and  featured
businesses in "Invest Shoreline" promotional video. 
Glass Art Festival Tourism and Local Business SupportSupported Glass Art Festival
tourism and local arts business incubators by engaging 8 participating artists, 100+
attendees and 500 creative economy booklets. 
Shoreline Place Farmers Market-Increased awareness of the Farmers Market as an
essential business,retained customers,produced nine educational videos on the market
website, and reached record-breaking attendance rates on opening day. 
Local Business Outreach, Recovery, and Retention  Met with 80 business owners and
managers in Shoreline to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the business
climate. Resource referrals were made to partners who provided relief measures. 
Snoqualmie - $4,000 
"Shop,  Sip  and  Stay" in Snoqualmie   Tourism  Campaign - Promoted   tourism  in
Snoqualmie as a "Shop, Sip, and Stay" and "Seasons in Snoqualmie" destination. Used

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unique storytelling through videos on social media, printed 2,000 guides, and received 
85,000 clicks on the website. 
Tukwila - $21,360 
Small Business Development  Engaged businesses in digital training and consultant
services. Ten businesses were recruited for the training. Training was conducted in
multiple languages. 
Experience Tukwila  Produced high-quality videos and photography for small, consumer
facing  businesses  to  promote  the  businesses  on  Experience  Tukwila  and  other
platforms. (experiencetukwila.com) 
Woodinville - $12,790 
"Explore Woodinville" Campaign - Implemented "Explore Woodinville" local tourism
and COVID recovery initiative to promote Woodinville Wine Country. 
Business Retention Outreach Program - Worked with the Small Business Development
Center to conduct outreach to local businesses as part of broader COVID relief and
recovery efforts. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Annual Budget Status and Source of Funds 
The Port of Seattle Economic Development Partnership program is an initiative that will cost
approximately $1,860,000 to implement in 2022 and 2023. The Port property tax levy will be used
to support this grant program. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Presentation 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
February 9, 2021  The Commission authorized the Executive Director to execute contract
agreements and implement the 2021 Economic Development Partnership program with
King County cities in an amount not to exceed $930,000. 
July 10, 2020  The Commission heard a briefing on how the 2020 Economic Development
Partnership Program funding was being used to respond to COVID-19 .
December 10, 2019  The Commission authorized the Executive Director to execute contract
agreements and implement the 2020 Economic Development Partnership program with
King County cities in an amount not to exceed $965,000. 
July 23, 2019  The Commission heard a briefing on the 2019 Economic Development
Partnership program. 
January 8, 2019  The Commission authorized the Executive Director to execute contracts
supporting the 2019 Port of Seattle Economic Development Partnership Program in an
amount not to exceed $960,000. 

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